The Pequod Meets the Ocean Steward

by Bridgette Dutta Portman

Winner, Red Bull Theater's Short New Play Contest, 2014.

[10-minute] Captain Ahab runs into a snag when an anti-whaling activist sabotages his ship. Will Ahab's grand quest to slay the White Whale be thwarted?

Winner, Red Bull Theater's Short New Play Contest, 2014.

[10-minute] Captain Ahab runs into a snag when an anti-whaling activist sabotages his ship. Will Ahab's grand quest to slay the White Whale be thwarted?

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The Pequod Meets the Ocean Steward

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  • Cheryl Bear: The Pequod Meets the Ocean Steward by Bridgette Dutta Portman
    “

    A marvelous adventure as Captain Ahab goes after the White Whale! A great sparring match with an environmental scientist and he will not be stopped! Or will he? Well done.

    A marvelous adventure as Captain Ahab goes after the White Whale! A great sparring match with an environmental scientist and he will not be stopped! Or will he? Well done.

    ”

Character Information

  • Ahab
    From Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick. Captain of the Pequod. Stern and imposing, somber and regal.
    58
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      50s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male,
      Non-binary
  • Stevens
    A member of an anti-whaling activist group similar to Sea Shepherd.
    Any age (but younger than Ahab)
    Any
    Any
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s

Development History

  • Reading, Channing House, 2015
  • Reading, Red Bull Theater, 2014

Production History

  • Professional, Pear Avenue Theatre, 2015